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Cost of living in Lake Wylie, South Carolina

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,710 a month.

Lake Wylie is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $112,097 a year.

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People
16,006
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,710
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$112,097
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$485,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,785
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area

Lake Wylie, South Carolina has about 16,006 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $485,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in York County is $1,785 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Wylie. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, prices sit at 97.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lake Wylie's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical South Carolina home paid 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lake Wylie's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for South Carolina in the table we use.

Among 246 places we list in South Carolina with a rent figure, 12 have higher typical rent than Lake Wylie.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in South Carolina

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.